Report: Trump Promised to Scrap Climate Laws if US Oil Bosses Donated $1 Billion
On January 24, 2017, President Donald Trump, signs a January 2017 executive order to push ahead construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. Evan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Donald…
Republican-Led States Across the Country Are Copying Texas’ Radical Anti-Immigration Law
Governors Greg Abbott of Texas, Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma, and Kim Reynolds of Iowa.Bob Daemmrich/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On April 30, Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma signed HB 4156, enabling state law enforcement to arrest undocumented immigrants. The measure was, in many ways,…
Can Michael Flynn Help Put a January 6 Rioter in Congress?
January 6 rioter and West Virginia congressional candidate Derrick Evans (left), on stage with former Trump National Security Advisor Michael Flynn.Stephanie Mencimer/Mother Jones Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.During his visit to West Virginia Wednesday for a screening of his eponymous new movie, former…
A Gay Couple Is Suing New York City Over IVF Denial
Mother Jones; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The city of New York is discriminating against its gay male employees by denying them the same health care benefits as women and straight men, a new lawsuit alleges. Under the city’s insurance, employees are entitled…
Environmentalists Are Having a Cow Over Tyson Foods’ “Climate Friendly” Beef
Sina Schuldt/dpa/Zuma This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. About five miles south of Broken Bow, in the heart of central Nebraska, thousands of cattle stand in feedlots at Adams Land & Cattle Co., a supplier of beef to the meat giant Tyson Foods. From the air,…
The NYPD’s New Sizzle Reels Aren’t Just Dumb. They’re Dangerous.
The sizzle reel features an NYPD chief telling officers, “you’re dealing with children or teenagers slash young adults that aren’t at the mental capacity that you are at as professional police officers.”Mother Jones; NYPD Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Shortly after dozens of New…